System Restore is a function in Windows operating systems since Windows ME that creates so called Restore Points so that the user can bring his system back to a previous state in time. This is important when changes to the system or an attack make the system unresponsive in any way. There is however the danger that malicious files are saved during that process as well which means that they would be restored when the user wanted to revert the system to a previous state.
Microsoft uses Youtube to promote their products
Microsoft competes with Google in many areas but has still chosen to create a video channel on Youtube to promote Microsoft products. While this seems odd it could be an effort to reach potential customers in enemy territory. What most websites reporting about the ads are reporting is that the PR guys decided to leave the comment function activated which invites many comments that are criticizing Microsoft.
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Cracked by Eth0
The group Eth0 has released a new version of their crack for Windows Genuine Advantage Validation today. This new release updates several WGA files with patched versions so that every Windows system, even those that are not legit, can use Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center with all options. That means that non-legit Microsoft operating systems will appear to be legit to Microsoft.
Happy New Year Wishes
I wish all of my readers – be they regulars or new ones – a wonderful New Year’s Eve with lots of whatever they like to do on that day. May the year 2008 be in every aspect a better year than 2007.
Firefox Tip: Find as you Type
I use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F regularly to search for phrases in websites with lots of content to be able to find what I’m looking for faster. Some webmasters still seem to think that putting as much content on one page is the way to go if you want to present your information.
Reveal Destination of Tiny Url Links
Tiny Url links are a great way to shorten long urls and hide the destination of the link at the same time. I read several PC magazines that use Tiny Url to print urls in their magazine. There is however a certain danger involved because the user does not see where a link is really leading to. It could very well be that someone is posting tiny url links on trusted websites to fool users into visiting those websites.
Increase Windows Stability
Xtra Windows Stability is an interesting piece of software that was mentioned in Shellcity’s top 25 software of the year series. The product was especially designed to increase Windows stability by forcing important subsystems of Windows into separate processes.
Put Wikipedia on your iPod
If you have one of the newer iPods with 8GB+ you might want to consider putting all the information of Wikipedia on it for fast reference. I personally think that this is an excellent idea if you regularly visit Wikipedia to research information but do not have Internet connection all the time. This could also be useful on your holiday trip if you want to quickly lookup information about a place, location or historical fact.
WordPress 2.3.2 has been released
The popular blog platform Wordpress has been updated to version 2.3.2 today. This release is a security release that fixes a bug that allowed users to view drafted posts which is horrible for websites that make a living from blogging.